Saunter

Saunter
Designed by Rachel Brockman

PATTERN NOTES
This Fair Isle cardigan will make your friends green with envy. It is intended to be worked with 4-6" of positive ease at the bust. It features a striking all-over colorwork pattern and a decorative button band. Whether you love cables, stranded colorwork, or intarsia this pattern has something for you.

This cardigan is knit from the bottomup in the round. The Front opening and Armholes are steeked. Sleeve stitches are picked up from Armhole edge and knit top-down in the round. The buttonband begins and ends using CC1 only, while most of the buttonband is worked in 2 colors using the intarsia method to change colors.

SIZES
Extra Small (Small/Medium, Large, 1X, 2X/3X, 4X)
Shown in Small/Medium size modeled with 4 ½" positive ease

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust: 33 (38¼, 43¾, 49, 54¼, 59¾)"
Length: 20½ (20¾, 21¼, 21¾, 22¼, 22¾)"

MATERIALS
Universal Yarn Deluxe DK Tweed Superwash (90% superwash wool, 7% acrylic, 3% viscose; 100g/284 yds)
  •  405 Pine (MC)- 3 (3, 4, 4, 5, 5) balls
  •  410 Porcelain (CC1)- 2 (2, 3, 3, 3, 3) balls
  •  404 Olive (CC2)- 1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 2) ball(s)
  •  403 Hazelnut (CC3)- 1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 2) ball(s)
Needles: US Size 6 (4 mm) 32" circular and set of dpns or size needed to obtain gauge
US Size 5 (3.75 mm) 32" circular and set of dpns or size needed to obtain gauge
Notions: Tapestry needle, stitch marker, 6 - ¾" buttons, scissors (to cut steeks), sewing needle and thread

GAUGE
24 sts x 26 rows = 4" in Diamonds patt using larger ndls
Save time, check your gauge.

Saunter is available as part of e-book Rustic and Refined, and as an individual pattern through Ravelry.